Republic, City Of, KS
Exceeded the action level in the past
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.7 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest result is under the action level, but this system has gone over 15 ppb before. Lead comes from pipes, not the source water, so a home with a lead service line can still be exposed. Test your own tap.
About Republic, City Of
Republic, City Of serves about 83 people through 73 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Republic County, Kansas. EPA system ID: KS2015709; phone on file: 785-527-1311. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is down 3.9 ppb from 4.6 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Republic, City Of is 17 ppb across 11 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.7 ppb |
| 2025 | 4.6 ppb |
| 2024 | 1.3 ppb |
| 2023 | 17 ppb over 15 |
| 2023 | 1 ppb |
| 2022 | 4.9 ppb |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 4.9 ppb |
| 2019 | 2.9 ppb |
| 2017 | 2.9 ppb |
| 2016 | 2.9 ppb |
How Republic, City Of compares
Of the 832 Kansas systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.4 ppb; 2 are over 15 ppb right now and 35 have gone over at some point. Republic, City Of's 0.7 ppb sits at the 35th percentile in Kansas and the 46th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Republic County
9 other systems share Republic County; 5 of them have a higher latest lead result than Republic, City Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Belleville, City Of | 2,021 | 1.2 ppb |
| Republic Co Rwd 2 | 1,293 | 3.3 ppb |
| Republic Co Rwd 1 | 548 | 0.7 ppb |
| Scandia, City Of | 337 | 0.6 ppb |
| Courtland, City Of | 288 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cuba, City Of | 139 | 0 (not detected) |
| Munden, City Of | 99 | 1.78 ppb |
| Narka, City Of | 80 | 1.5 ppb |
| Agenda, City Of | 44 | 3.4 ppb |
Next steps for Republic, KS
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Republic, KS may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Republic, City Of whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do. Its latest copper 90th percentile is 1600 ppb (copper action level 1,300 ppb).
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Why an old exceedance still matters: over the limit before, under it now.